Lexus RX450h tyres Falken or Yokohama
Discussion
Hi everyone,
We've got a Lexus Rx450h F sport. Had it for two years now and it's got the Bridgestone Dueler tyres (235/55 20). They need changing now. Been reading this forum and various others and it seems people rate the Falken tyres alot. Also have my eyes on the Yokohama Geolandar.
Looks like Falken Azenis FK520 has better wet and fuel economy ratings in comparison with the Yokohama Geolandar. On BlackCircles they're pretty much the same price, however a local tyre place is doing them for £160 fitted (with a black Friday code). They can do Geolanders for around £185 fitted.
Question is are those two good choices? Any other choices within the same price bracket?
Any recommendations would be highly appreciated.
We've got a Lexus Rx450h F sport. Had it for two years now and it's got the Bridgestone Dueler tyres (235/55 20). They need changing now. Been reading this forum and various others and it seems people rate the Falken tyres alot. Also have my eyes on the Yokohama Geolandar.
Looks like Falken Azenis FK520 has better wet and fuel economy ratings in comparison with the Yokohama Geolandar. On BlackCircles they're pretty much the same price, however a local tyre place is doing them for £160 fitted (with a black Friday code). They can do Geolanders for around £185 fitted.
Question is are those two good choices? Any other choices within the same price bracket?
Any recommendations would be highly appreciated.
Had Falken summers on the Forester until earlier in the year.
Excellent grip in wet and dry, can't comment on cold weather use because winters used in season.
Came with around 7mm new tread, didn't last long and became increasingly noisy and hard riding as they wore, in comparison the Vredesteain Quatracs now fitted are soft riding and quiet.
Geolandar GO15 all season AT's on the Prado, probably the best all round AT tyre i've had so far, quiet good in the wet and excellent in cold/snow, soft compound tread and i find upping the pressures by 5psi helps in summer heat, been on around 7 years now and will replace with same when the time comes.
Excellent grip in wet and dry, can't comment on cold weather use because winters used in season.
Came with around 7mm new tread, didn't last long and became increasingly noisy and hard riding as they wore, in comparison the Vredesteain Quatracs now fitted are soft riding and quiet.
Geolandar GO15 all season AT's on the Prado, probably the best all round AT tyre i've had so far, quiet good in the wet and excellent in cold/snow, soft compound tread and i find upping the pressures by 5psi helps in summer heat, been on around 7 years now and will replace with same when the time comes.
matinzk said:
Thank you.
Between Yokohama Geolandar cv g058 and Yokohama bluearth-xt ae61 which would you choose?
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Yokohama/Geolandar-CV-G058.htmBetween Yokohama Geolandar cv g058 and Yokohama bluearth-xt ae61 which would you choose?
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Yokohama/BluEarth...
E-bmw said:
matinzk said:
Thank you.
Between Yokohama Geolandar cv g058 and Yokohama bluearth-xt ae61 which would you choose?
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Yokohama/Geolandar-CV-G058.htmBetween Yokohama Geolandar cv g058 and Yokohama bluearth-xt ae61 which would you choose?
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Yokohama/BluEarth...
matinzk said:
Thank you.
I'm going to go with the Geolanders. Another local tyre place (different to the one originally mentioned) has them at about £150 per tyre fully fitted.
You are aware the Geolander is a full-blown All-Terrain tyre, not a 'normal' 4-season tyre? Your response to my query as to your requirements ruled out the need for All-Terrain tyres.I'm going to go with the Geolanders. Another local tyre place (different to the one originally mentioned) has them at about £150 per tyre fully fitted.
Matinzk - what tyres did you go for in the end? I have RX450h too so I am in the same position trying to decide.
At the moment I have Yokohama Advan Sports fitted, but I would say that they are wearing more quickly than the original OEM Dunlops. Performance and quietness, I cannot tell any difference.
At the moment I have Yokohama Advan Sports fitted, but I would say that they are wearing more quickly than the original OEM Dunlops. Performance and quietness, I cannot tell any difference.
TUS373 said:
Matinzk - what tyres did you go for in the end? I have RX450h too so I am in the same position trying to decide.
At the moment I have Yokohama Advan Sports fitted, but I would say that they are wearing more quickly than the original OEM Dunlops. Performance and quietness, I cannot tell any difference.
I ended up getting 4 Bridgestone Turanza 6 enliten. They seem to be okay for the moment, It's only been a month since I had them fitted. The wall profile is very round with no edge, so to speak, The original Duelers has this edge, which almost covered the edge of the alloy. In terms of wear, we will see. Performance in wet or fuel consumption, they're rated at A and B respectively. I have to say I haven't seen any difference to Duelers rated at C and D. Whether these rating are true or not I'm not sure, maybe someone can shed some light on this irrespective of car brand etc. Also the Turanza ones have a very soft sidewall in commparison with Dueler ones.At the moment I have Yokohama Advan Sports fitted, but I would say that they are wearing more quickly than the original OEM Dunlops. Performance and quietness, I cannot tell any difference.
I was tempted to go for GT Radial or the Otani KC2000, but managed to get the current ones at a good price. I've heard alot of good things about the Otani tyres, that they don't wear as fast as some other tyres.
A tyre shop told me, if you go for a so called sports labelled tyre, they will wear quicker as they'd be softer.
matinzk said:
I was tempted to go for GT Radial or the Otani KC2000, but managed to get the current ones at a good price. I've heard alot of good things about the Otani tyres, that they don't wear as fast as some other tyres.
Generally wear & actual tyre performance are parts of a compromise, better performance may be compromised for better wear especially more so towards the budget end of the market as they don't have the money/resources to put into development of a better product.matinzk said:
A tyre shop told me, if you go for a so called sports labelled tyre, they will wear quicker as they'd be softer.
As above this is more likely to be true the further you go down the price range.Otani tyres don't even have an appearance in the VERY bottom of the end on Tyrereviews, personally, I wouldn't use them on my wheel barrow!
E-bmw said:
As above this is more likely to be true the further you go down the price range.
Otani tyres don't even have an appearance in the VERY bottom of the end on Tyrereviews, personally, I wouldn't use them on my wheel barrow!
Thank you for the comment's mate. Useful info.Otani tyres don't even have an appearance in the VERY bottom of the end on Tyrereviews, personally, I wouldn't use them on my wheel barrow!
Maybe Tyrereviews haven't tested them yet? I don't know.
I often look at cars' tyres, walking towards my car, in the parking lot of supermarkets. when you look at the newish cars, mostly have budget or slightly above budget tyres. Surely they should be good enough if everyone uses cheaper tyres?
I'm not defending cheaper tyres or trying to start an argument, just want to see people's experiences and views really.
matinzk said:
Thank you for the comment's mate. Useful info.
Maybe Tyrereviews haven't tested them yet? I don't know.
I often look at cars' tyres, walking towards my car, in the parking lot of supermarkets. when you look at the newish cars, mostly have budget or slightly above budget tyres. Surely they should be good enough if everyone uses cheaper tyres?
I'm not defending cheaper tyres or trying to start an argument, just want to see people's experiences and views really.
I was wary of some cheaper makes for many years but appreciate times move on.Maybe Tyrereviews haven't tested them yet? I don't know.
I often look at cars' tyres, walking towards my car, in the parking lot of supermarkets. when you look at the newish cars, mostly have budget or slightly above budget tyres. Surely they should be good enough if everyone uses cheaper tyres?
I'm not defending cheaper tyres or trying to start an argument, just want to see people's experiences and views really.
Twice over the past 10 years have experimented with budget makes i wouldn't previously have tried to see if my prejudices were still valid.
1 set i bought purely as an experiment, first year they seemed ok (amazingly quiet and comfortable) but the second year stil/ barely worn experienced two unprovoked wet road oversteers which were easily corrected, scrapped them and stuck Uniroyal Rainsports on which returned reassuring grip.
2 set were brand new and already fitted to the vehicle i bought used, again the first year they seemed ok but the second season (still at 8mm) they started to feel uncomfortable in the wet, replaced immediately with Yokohama GO15s which are still going strong some 7/8 years later, now down to 5mm and will replace with the same when they get down to 3mm.
Daughter's BMW compact had a pair of Sumithingies on the back when she bought it, terrifying in the wet as the Rsend would flip out at the slightest provocation, islipped a pair of Vredestien Ultracs on which stuck like the proverbial.
49 or so years ago i had a Vx Ventora (Victor FD with Cresta 3.3 engine), sat on a set of Michelin ZX's, now as anyone older will recall you couldn't wear them out but in the wet the car was lethal, might as well have driven on inner tubes.
Goodyear had just released their Unisteel radial and i stuck a new set of those on, the transformation of the cars handling and wet grip was staggering, a life lesson in tyres aged 20 i never forgot.
matinzk said:
I ended up getting 4 Bridgestone Turanza 6 enliten. They seem to be okay for the moment, It's only been a month since I had them fitted. The wall profile is very round with no edge, so to speak, The original Duelers has this edge, which almost covered the edge of the alloy. In terms of wear, we will see. Performance in wet or fuel consumption, they're rated at A and B respectively. I have to say I haven't seen any difference to Duelers rated at C and D. Whether these rating are true or not I'm not sure, maybe someone can shed some light on this irrespective of car brand etc. Also the Turanza ones have a very soft sidewall in commparison with Dueler ones.
I was tempted to go for GT Radial or the Otani KC2000, but managed to get the current ones at a good price. I've heard alot of good things about the Otani tyres, that they don't wear as fast as some other tyres.
A tyre shop told me, if you go for a so called sports labelled tyre, they will wear quicker as they'd be softer.
Thank you. I'm expecting to pay £185 or thereabouts per tyre and that covers a decent range of the more premium makes. Fronts Yoko Sorts have done about 24,000 miles whilst the OEM Dunlops did 28,000.I was tempted to go for GT Radial or the Otani KC2000, but managed to get the current ones at a good price. I've heard alot of good things about the Otani tyres, that they don't wear as fast as some other tyres.
A tyre shop told me, if you go for a so called sports labelled tyre, they will wear quicker as they'd be softer.
Lexus gave me a laugh. I was quoted £400 per tyre fronts. Can't recall make and model of tyre....but ridiculous. Can do whole car for that.
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